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 John Amsterdam, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective is immortal. He is 400 years old, but his body structure is that of a 35-year-old. Amsterdam was a Dutch soldier in the year 1642 when he stepped in front of a sword to save the life of a Native American girl during a massacre of her tribe. The girl in turn rescued Amsterdam by weaving an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. It was also prophesied that he would not age until he finds his one true love, and only then will he become whole and ready for mortality.
His immortality has resulted in Amsterdam spending more than three
centuries marked by loss as his friends, lovers, children (63), and
dogs (which John numbers - his current dog is named "Thirty Six")
gradually grow old and die while he is forced to remain alive.
Amsterdam is also a recovering alcoholic who regularly attends
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, having remained sober since 1965. In his
lifetime he has joined the Army three times, in addition to the Coast
Guard, Marines, and Navy. He stated that he never joined the Air Force
because he "doesn't like heights". He has taught history at King's
College, served as a physician during the American Civil War, was a
furniture maker at the turn of the century, a portrait painter just
before the outbreak of World War I, and by 1941 an attorney. At some
point he attended Brown University and spent ten years in the CIA.
New Amsterdam - tv series
(2008) - Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Alexie Gilmore, Stephen Henderson
Genre: Drama
CAST
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ... John Amsterdam
Zuleikha Robinson ... Eva Marquez
Alexie Gilmore ... Dr. Sara Dillane
Stephen Henderson ... Omar
Robert Clohessy ... Detective Santori
Jamie Harrold ... Mank
Susan Misner ... Callie Burnett
Harry L. Seddon ... Cop
Greg Stuhr ... Antique Dealer
Rock Kohli ... Vendor
Faya Madrid ... Angry Celebrity
Nick Westrate ... Sullivan
Created by:
Allan Loeb
Christian Taylor
Writing credits:
Allan Loeb
Christian Taylor
David Manson
Eric Overmyer
Opening theme: 'New Amsterdam' Opening Theme
Original music by:
Mychael Danna
Cinematography by:
Michael Slovis
Language: English
Country: United States
Directed by:
John David Coles
Produced by:
Vanessa Hayes
Allan Loeb
David Manson
Steven Pearl
John David Coles
Ashley Gable
John Mankiewicz
Eric Overmyer
Barry Pullman
Number of seasons:
1
Original channel:
FOX
LaHa Films
Regency Television
Sarabande Productions
Scarlet Fire Entertainment
Trivia
John uses surnames that are prior or current names of New York City; e.g., Amsterdam, York, etc.
The Native Americans performed their immortality ritual on John on the island of Manhattan, just south of where Times Square would be built, on Broadway.
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